diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index d59df8d..fbf368c 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    classy-yaml (1.1)
+    classy-yaml (1.2)
       actionpack (>= 6)
       activesupport (>= 6)
       railties (>= 6)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1baecbe..b9cb281 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ btn:
 
 Now, calling `yass(btn: :blue)` or `yass(btn: :yellow)` will ALSO pull in the classes from `btn: :base`.
 
+### Optionally Skipping Base
+
+You can optionally skip including the base on a `yass` call by including the key/value `skip_base: true`. So, using the example above,
+we can perform:
+```
+btn:
+  base: "px-3 py-2"
+  blue: "text-blue-200 bg-blue-500"
+  yellow: "text-yellow-200 bg-blue-500"
+```
+
+Now, calling `yass(btn: :blue, skip_base: true)` and this will skip pulling in the classes from `btn: :base`. This is helpful
+when defining animation classes and you only want to include the different classes, such as `active` and `inactive` for instance.
 
 ### ViewComponent
 There is a special helper built for ViewComponent and sidecar assets. In your `example_component.rb`, add the line `include Classy::Yaml::ComponentHelpers`. This helper will tell `yass` to check if there is a `example_component.yml` file, and first use that for definitions. If the definitions aren't found in the `example_component.yml`, then it will fallback to `config/utility_classes.yml`.
diff --git a/classy-yaml-0.8.5.gem b/classy-yaml-0.8.5.gem
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b57ed8..0000000
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diff --git a/classy-yaml-1.2.gem b/classy-yaml-1.2.gem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e0c578
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diff --git a/lib/classy/yaml/helpers.rb b/lib/classy/yaml/helpers.rb
index 0421b6e..ed247a4 100644
--- a/lib/classy/yaml/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/classy/yaml/helpers.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ def yass(*args)
 
         return if classy_yamls.blank?
 
+        skip_base_hash = args.find { |arg| arg.is_a?(Hash) && arg.keys.include?(:skip_base) } || {}
         keys, classes = flatten_args(values: args)
-        classes += fetch_classes(keys, classy_yamls: classy_yamls)
+        classes += fetch_classes(keys, classy_yamls: classy_yamls, skip_base: skip_base_hash[:skip_base])
 
         return classes.flatten.join(" ")
       end
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ def flatten_args(root: [], values: [], keys: [], added_classes: [])
         return keys, added_classes
       end
 
-      def fetch_classes(keys, classy_yamls: [])
+      def fetch_classes(keys, classy_yamls: [], skip_base: false)
         classes = []
 
         keys.map do |key|
@@ -56,14 +57,16 @@ def fetch_classes(keys, classy_yamls: [])
           fetched_classes = nil
 
           classy_yamls.reverse_each do |classy_yaml|
-            begin
-              base_classes ||= if classy_yaml.send(:dig, *key).is_a?(Hash)
-                                 classy_yaml.send(:dig, *(key + ['base'])).try(:split, " ")
-                               else
-                                 classy_yaml.send(:dig, *(key[0...-1] + ['base'])).try(:split, " ")
-                               end
-            rescue
-              Rails.logger.warn(Classy::Yaml::InvalidKeyError.new(data: key))
+            unless skip_base == true
+              begin
+                base_classes ||= if classy_yaml.send(:dig, *key).is_a?(Hash)
+                                   classy_yaml.send(:dig, *(key + ['base'])).try(:split, " ")
+                                 else
+                                   classy_yaml.send(:dig, *(key[0...-1] + ['base'])).try(:split, " ")
+                                 end
+              rescue
+                Rails.logger.warn(Classy::Yaml::InvalidKeyError.new(data: key))
+              end
             end
 
             begin
@@ -78,8 +81,8 @@ def fetch_classes(keys, classy_yamls: [])
             end
           end
 
-          classes << base_classes
-          classes << fetched_classes
+          classes << base_classes unless base_classes.blank?
+          classes << fetched_classes unless fetched_classes.blank?
         end
 
         classes.reject!(&:blank?)
diff --git a/lib/classy/yaml/version.rb b/lib/classy/yaml/version.rb
index 837f511..1108a00 100644
--- a/lib/classy/yaml/version.rb
+++ b/lib/classy/yaml/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Classy
   module Yaml
-    VERSION = '1.1'
+    VERSION = '1.2'
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/classy/yaml_component_test.rb b/test/classy/yaml_component_test.rb
index 6ac32b1..c417a13 100644
--- a/test/classy/yaml_component_test.rb
+++ b/test/classy/yaml_component_test.rb
@@ -70,4 +70,9 @@ class Classy::YamlComponentTest < ViewComponent::TestCase
     render_inline(TestComponent::NestedComponent.new classy: :nested_inherited, inherited: true)
     assert_text "nested-inherited"
   end
+
+  test "can skip base" do
+    render_inline(TestComponent.new classy: {nested_base: :nested, skip_base: true})
+    assert_text "nested-class"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/classy/yaml_test.rb b/test/classy/yaml_test.rb
index b840612..5e42019 100644
--- a/test/classy/yaml_test.rb
+++ b/test/classy/yaml_test.rb
@@ -73,4 +73,8 @@ class Classy::YamlTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal "single-class", yass(:single)
     assert_equal 'extra-single-class', yass(:extra_single)
   end
+
+  test "allow skipping of base" do
+    assert_equal "nested-class", yass(nested_base: :nested, skip_base: true)
+  end
 end